Yes and no. It's more nuanced than that. "crimes involving conscious planning can be more easily deterred than those that relate to addiction or sudden emotio

Yes and no. It's more nuanced than that. "crimes involving conscious planning can be more easily deterred than those that relate to addiction or sudden emotions; increases to prison sentences that are already lengthy have little deterrent effect; and policies that increase the likelihood of being caught deter crime more effectively than those that increase punishment. " https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.house.mn.gov/hrd/pubs/deterrence.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwit54qVtZn-AhXpC0QIHQq8DJgQFnoECDIQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1Yf9z3d2Ix9YsneHM_dr6F https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/...